The Kensington Hotel ★★★★★

London is served by several airports: London Heathrow (west), London Gatwick (south), London Stansted (north-east), London Luton (north-west) and London City (south-east).

From the UK: British Airways (BA) operate flights to London from elsewhere in the UK including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester. EasyJet also operate some flights.

From Ireland: BA, Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly direct from Dublin and Cork. Aer Lingus and Ryanair also fly from Shannon.

From Germany: Direct flights from major cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne and Munich, are available from some or all of the following airlines: BA, Air Berlin, Lufthansa, Germanwings, EasyJet, and Ryanair.

From the Netherlands: BA, KLM, and EasyJet provide direct flights from Amsterdam. British Airways and KLM also fly out of Rotterdam and Ryanair fly from Eindhoven.

From Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland: BA, SAS, Norwegian and EasyJet fly direct from Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway. The same, except replacing EasyJet with Ryanair, fly from Copenhagen, Denmark. BA, Norwegian and Finnair fly direct from Helsinki, Finland.

From France: BA, Air France, EasyJet and CityJet all fly direct from Paris. BA and EasyJet also fly from Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille. Ryanair also fly from Bordeaux and Marseille.

From London Heathrow:
- By train: The cheapest method is taking the underground (metro) Piccadilly Line (dark blue) direct to South Kensington.
It is also possible to take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington Station, taking 15 minutes. Tickets are around £26 single (£21 in advance) or £39 return (£34 in advance). From there you can take the Circle Line (yellow) to Gloucester Road.

From London Gatwick:
- By train: The Gatwick Express to London Victoria runs regularly, taking 30 minutes. Tickets are around £20 single (£10 for children) or £35 return (£18 for children); it is a little cheaper if booked in advance. For around £15, Southern Trains operate four times an hour to London Victoria, taking around 35-40 minutes. From there take the underground District Line (green) to South Kensington.

- By bus: National Express operates direct coach services to London Victoria once an hour with a journey time of around 90 minutes. Tickets are around £8 single, £15 return. From there, see above for directions to the hotel.
A low-cost, frequent and non-stop transfer service is also operated by EasyBus from North and South terminals to Earls Court/West Brompton. The journey takes about an hour. From there take the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) direct to South Kensington.

From London City:
- By train: There is a DLR train station in front of the airport; take the DLR (turquoise line) towards Shadwell, and alight at Bank. Here, take the District Line (green) to South Kensington.

- By taxi: London City airport is close to central London, therefore a cab will cost around £30.

From London Luton:
- By train: A shuttle bus goes to Luton Airport Parkway Station where East Midlands Trains run to London St Pancras/ Kings Cross in 25 minutes. Tickets are around £18 single and £30 return. From there take the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) direct to South Kensington.

- By bus: The National Express to London Victoria (about 35 minutes) is around £10 single and £15 return. EasyBus run to Baker Street (60 minutes) which is often cheaper but prices vary.

From London Stansted:
- By train: The Stansted Express runs to London Liverpool Street in about 50 minutes, for around £23 single and £33 return.

- By bus: The National Express to London Liverpool Street (about 75 minutes) costs £8 single and £15 return, here, take the Central Line direct to Marble Arch.
EasyBus go to Baker Street (75 minutes) and is often cheaper but prices vary. From there take the Circle Line (yellow) to South Kensington.

From within the UK trains can be found and booked via National Rail. From mainland Europe trains can be found and booked via Rail Europe. Together, the companies Eurostar and Thalys operate high speed train services from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France to London King’s Cross St Pancras International. From here, the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) to South Kensington.

Gloucester Road and South Kensington are almost equidistant from the hotel:

Gloucester Road is served by the Circle (yellow), District (green) and Piccadilly (dark blue). Exiting the station, turn right on Gloucester Rd. take the first left onto Stanhope Gardens, then the next right onto Queen’s Gate keep walking down the far side of this road and the hotel will be on your left.

South Kensington is also served by the Circle (yellow), District (green) and Piccadilly (dark blue). Take exit out onto Pelham St. then turn right onto Old Brompton Rd. Take the fourth right onto Queen’s Gate and the hotel will be on your right.